JC1TermExam2009ModelAQanswersResponse1:Parentsareseenasrolemodelsforchildrentofollowandtolearnfrom.Moralvaluesandmannersaretaughtathomeasparentstaketimeofffromtheirbusyschedulestonurturetheirchild.Similarly,achild’sattitudetowardsconsumptionislargelyinfluencedbytheirparents’attitudetowardsit.Therefore,intoday’ssociety,andinmycountry,parentsaremainlyresponsiblefortheirchildren’sattitudestowardsconsumption.InPassage2,MaureenRicestatesthat“laterchildbearingmeansthatparentsarehavingfewerchildrennotjustlaterintheirlivesbutfurtheralongtheircareerpaths,sothereismoredisposablefamilyincome,andgrowingevidenceoftheruthlessefficacyof‘pesterpower’.Thisquotedoesnotstandaschildrenarelargelyinfluencedbytheirfriends.Parentsusuallyteachtheirchildrentoknowtheirlimits,andtheydonotalwayssuccumbtotheirchild’sconstantpestering.Mostchildrenareinfluencedbytheirpeersandclassmates.Whentheyseeafriendcarryingorwearingsomethingnice,theywouldnaturallywanttobuyasimilarobjectsoastobe‘trendy’or‘modern’.Childrenspendmostoftheirtimeinschools,extracurricularactivities,andthereforespendmoretimewithfriendsratherthanfamily.Theyarecertainlysubjectedtopeerpressureandhence,friendsaretherootcauseforachild’sattitudetowardsconsumption.However,parentsarelargelyresponsibleforachild’sattitudetowardsconsumption,aschildrenlookuptothemandseethemasexamples.InPassage1,LankfordJr.statesthat“thenurserynursesachild’ssenseofthemeaningofgoods”.Thequotestandsaschildrenspendalargeamountoftheiryoungliveswithparents.Whentheyarestillinthenursery,theirsurroundingsinfluencethemandasparentsaretheoneswhosetupthenurseryandspendtimewiththeirchild,theyareinfluencingtheirchildtothinklikethem,impactingthechild’simpressionofconsumption.Inmysociety,mostpeoplecomefromdifferentbackgroundsandcultures.Childrenfromthewealthierfamilieswouldhaveadifferentviewpointonconsumerismcomparedtochildrenfrompoorerfamilies.Childrenofdifferentracesandcultureswouldalsohavevaryinginsightsonconsumerism.Forexample,achildfromawealthierfamilyofhighsocialstatus